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5 Reasons Your Team Just Doesn’t Get It
When your team just doesn't get it, you've got a chance to level up. It’s a lament we’ve heard from many leaders—usually accompanied by frustrated pacing or a discouraged slouch with their head in their hands: “I don’t know what else to do. My team just doesn’t get...
The Best Way to Help Your Team Win
No one comes to work wanting to do a bad job. Losing is stressful. When the scorecard trends in the wrong direction, how do you help your team win? And how do you help a strong team get even better? Focus on the game, not the score. How to Help Your Team Win Brian...
How to Help a New Manager Be More Confident
3 Ways to Encourage Confidence in a New Manager We were just wrapping up the first session of a leadership program when "Sal" raised his hand. "How do you help a new manager be more confident?" He continued, "I mean it's tricky to have a difficult conversation or...
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How to Exit Your Job With Grace and Support Your Successor
How do you exit your job with grace? You're on to the next thing. Perhaps it was your call. Maybe not. Maybe you're happy. Perhaps you're not. In fact, perhaps "not happy" is an understatement. But it's not about you. It's about the mission and your team. And the...
Strategic HR: How to Help Your HR Team Be More Strategic
You want to build a strategic HR team that gets it- compassionate business partners who know their craft AND understand what matters most for the business. Today I offer some thoughts from both sides of the story as both an HR executive and a field leader leading...
How to Prevent Politics From Destroying Work Relationships
Making it Easier to Navigate Politics at Work According to Glassdoor's 2020 Politics at Work Research, most U.S. employees believe political discussions are “unacceptable” at work. And yet, one in two employees have done so. In fact, twenty-eight percent report: a...
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Karin Hurt
Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve
Your Work is Valuable - Let's Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let's talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU - and YOUR TEAM's - work. Today's #AskingForaFriend came in from our Micro-Learning Lab. "I've always had...
Taking Risks: How to Make it Feel Safer (and Less Lonely) For Your Team to Try New Things
Make Taking Risks a Team Sport Taking risks at work can feel remarkably lonely. Especially if you're the only one trying new things, or experimenting with new approaches. This week on #AskingforaFriend I share practical approaches to making taking risks a team...
Top Strategies Every Sales Manager Must Know to Keep Sales Soaring! (Video)
Try These Proven Approaches to Build Consistency & Momentum as a Sales Manager "Hey, Karin, as a sales manager, how do I keep sales from stalling without micromanaging my team? #Asking For a Friend This week on #askingforafriend Steve Gielda of Ignite...
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Karin Hurt
Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve
Your Work is Valuable - Let's Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let's talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU - and YOUR TEAM's - work. Today's #AskingForaFriend came in from our Micro-Learning Lab. "I've always had...
Taking Risks: How to Make it Feel Safer (and Less Lonely) For Your Team to Try New Things
Make Taking Risks a Team Sport Taking risks at work can feel remarkably lonely. Especially if you're the only one trying new things, or experimenting with new approaches. This week on #AskingforaFriend I share practical approaches to making taking risks a team...
Top Strategies Every Sales Manager Must Know to Keep Sales Soaring! (Video)
Try These Proven Approaches to Build Consistency & Momentum as a Sales Manager "Hey, Karin, as a sales manager, how do I keep sales from stalling without micromanaging my team? #Asking For a Friend This week on #askingforafriend Steve Gielda of Ignite...
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Expert Insights on Leading with Laughter with Steve Cody & Clayton Fletcher
Episode 242: In this episode about leading with laughter, Steve Cody and Clayton Fletcher discuss the role of humor in the workplace and how it can be used strategically to improve communication, build relationships, and create a healthy workplace culture. They...
Be Human Lead Human with Dr. Jennifer Nash
Episode 241: In this podcast episode, Dr. Jennifer Nash discusses the challenge to lead human and prioritize people, while also driving performance. She emphasizes the importance of leaders having the skillset to lead people effectively, as many leaders are trained...
Take Care of Yourself As A Leader
Episode 240: In this episode, we are replaying the most popular episode from 2020, which focuses on the importance of taking care of yourself as a leader. Host, David Dye, confesses to not practicing what he preaches and shares his struggles with mental health. He...